Yom Kippur Viduy and the Mechanics of Teshuvah

To be delivered at GGS after Minchah on Shabbat Shuvah 5778

Vayikra 16:30

Yoma 86b with Rashi and Rif

Rambam Hilchot Teshuvah 2:7 with Ma'aseh Rokeach

Yoma 81a with Sefat Emet

Mordechai, Yoma 725

Rosh, Yoma 8:25

Sabbatai Zevi and the Feast of Tisha B'Av 1666

GGS 01/08/17

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Chametz, Erev Pesach and Transformational Authority

To be delivered at GGS after Minchah, Shabbat HaGadol, 5777

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As the Gates Close: The Timing and Purpose of Ne'ilah

To be delivered at GGS after Minchah, Shabbat Shuvah 5777

A Song in Two Parts: Hallel at the Seder

To be delivered at GGS after Minchah, Shabbat HaGadol 5776

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The Case of the Empty Tefillin: Lo Titgodedu in Action

To be delivered at GGS after Minchah, Shabbat Shuvah 5776

Ta"cht VeTa"t: The Chmielnicki Massacres of 1648-9

GGS 26/07/15

Kosher Foods, Purchasing Kosher Food & Uninvited Diners

Hosted by the Scotts for GGS 03/12/14

Gluttony on Yom Kippur: Redefining Eating

To be delivered at GGS after Minchah (5.50pm), Shabbat Shuvah 5775

Jews and the Black Death

GGS 05/08/14

From the GGS Website

One of the most destructive pandemics in history, the Black Death raged in mid-14th-century Europe, killing close to half of its population.  In many places, sometimes encouraged by church leaders, Jews were blamed for spreading the disease, resulting in widespread persecution and the destruction of hundreds of Jewish communities.

In this presentation, Rabbi Belovski will examine the social and political context of these attacks, explore the role of Pope Clement VI, who tried to prevent them and consider their ramifications for European Jewry.